|desc={{p|Hitmontop}} debuted in ''[[EP220|The Mystory Is History]]'', Butch fitted a headband invented by Professor Namba to him which made Hitmontop . This allowed him to hone his skills and made him unstoppable until the headband stopped working.It used this headband again in [[EP221|A Parent Trapped!]]and [[EP222|A Promise Is A Promise]], where it was used by Butch to battle Ash and Sparky as well as Jessie and James in order to stop them from taking back the captured Lugia. It appeared again in [[SS004]], where it battled against [[Professor Oak]], [[Tracey]], and [[Mimey]]. Its last appearance was in [[SS015]], where it went up against [[Gary's Umbreon]] and [[Crystal]]'s Ivysaur in a failed attempt to capture a wild [[Aerodactyl]].

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|desc={{p|Hitmontop}} debuted in ''[[EP220|The Mystory Is History]]'', Butch fitted a headband invented by Professor Namba to him which made Hitmontop angry. This allowed him to hone his skills and made him unstoppable until the headband stopped working.It used this headband again in [[EP221|A Parent Trapped!]]and [[EP222|A Promise Is A Promise]], where it was used by Butch to battle Ash and Sparky as well as Jessie and James in order to stop them from taking back the captured Lugia.

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It appeared again in [[SS004]], where it battled against [[Professor Oak]], [[Tracey]], and [[Mimey]].

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Its last appearance was in [[SS015]], where it went up against [[Gary's Umbreon]] and [[Crystal]]'s Ivysaur in a failed attempt to capture a wild [[Aerodactyl]].

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History

Butch angry when his name is misspoken

Butch's partner is Cassidy, and she is one of the few that usually manages to get his name right, much to his frustration. In one of the most famous running gags in the anime series, everyone else calls him either "Biff", "Bill", "Buttch", "Buffy", "Bob", "Hutch", "Butcher", "Patch", "Botch", "Chuck", "Footch" or "Hootch" among others (コサンジ Kosanji in Japanese). Sometimes when she gets it right, he, by habit, tries to correct her and ends up calling himself the incorrect name. This, of course, annoys him to no end, so much so in the Pokémon Chronicles episode Training Daze he said in frustration, "That's it, I'm changing my name."

Hitmontop debuted in The Mystory Is History, Butch fitted a headband invented by Professor Namba to him which made Hitmontop angry. This allowed him to hone his skills and made him unstoppable until the headband stopped working.It used this headband again in A Parent Trapped!andA Promise Is A Promise, where it was used by Butch to battle Ash and Sparky as well as Jessie and James in order to stop them from taking back the captured Lugia.

When Ash, Misty, Tracey and Officer Jenny find the base the Pokémon attack with numerous moves. Ash has an idea and makes Pikachu uses Electric moves making it angry, Ash then stands near Drowzee and Pikachu shocks him and the machine stopping Drowzee and stopping the trance.

The controlled Pokémon's known moves are: Flamethrower (used by Flareon, Growlithe, Ponyta and Vulpix), Water Gun (used by Seaking, Starmie, Vaporeon and Wartortle), Thunderbolt (used by Electabuzz, Jolteon and Magnemite), and Selfdestruct (used by Voltorb).

Status unknown

Aggron

Delibird was delivering the Poké Ball containing Aggron to Butch, but it mistakenly gave it to James. Delibird returned later and reclaimed the Poké Ball. It is assumed Aggron was delivered to Butch successfully.

Name origin

Butch is named after Butch Cassidy, an American outlaw. His Japanese name, Kosaburo, is meant to diminish his status when compared to James. 二郎 Jirō is a name meaning "second son," while 三郎 Saburō means "third son." Kojiro (James) takes advantage of Jirō, while Kosaburo takes advantage of Saburō.